My dad's crown vic died and wouldnt start. so he was in the area and had it towed to Keim. they called him back and told him the fuel pump was out, and the estimate was $932.00!!
ok...fine, maw and paw are retired, and cant justify putting that kind of $ for a fuel pump, so he told them to roll it outside, and he would have it picked up. he showed up with a tow truck, and dad went in to pay the almost $100 diagnostic fee. when he came out, he realized that the car had never been moved from the same crookedly parked spot it was left in with the doors unlocked and the battery ran down to dead and the fuel door left open. he gets the car home, and i go to help him fix it. we take the engine cover off to put a p.s.i. guage on the rail, and notice the cover had not been removed either so the best we can guess is that he paid 100 bucks to have someone put their ear up to the tank filler neck when the key was turned on.
we checked the p.s.i. and nothing.
went and bought a pump and filter for $135, and to my delight, didnt have to drop the tank! we were able to get it out by letting the rear axle drop, then we could get to the opening on the top of the tank!
how in the hell can they justify that high of an estimate when you dont have to drop the tank? with just handtools and doing it in dads driveway, it took 2 hours. the pump we bought wasnt a cheapee autozone part either.
i know not all shops are bad, but it seems like none of them have any morals anymore and are out to f*ck anyone they can!
i called the service manager to at least let them know that we know they screwed dad, and he more or less told me to f*ck off in a polite manner.
so i am telling anyone who will listen to stay the hell away from Keim Ford! (Columbus bruthas and sistas... ya listenin?)